Cover; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 WHAT IS DEBATE; 2 DEFINING THE OBJECTIVE; 3 BUILDING ACASE; 4 LOGICAL ARGUMENTS; 5 REBUTTAL; 6 INTERJECTIONS; 7 STYLE; 8 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER; 9 COACHING AND TEACHING; 10 JUDGING; 11 APPLYING DEBATE THINKING EVERY DAY; SUMMARY; Appendix 1 COMMON DEBATE FORMATS; Appendix 2 SAMPLE DEBATE TOPICS; AFTERWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Summary
Your mind produces up to 70,000 thoughts a day--most of which are responsible for the decisions that you make. These decisions also determine your success both professionally and personally. However, we are taught what to think and not how to think. Information overload, short time frames and past failures can make even simple decisions and problems daunting
